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New Omicron sub-variants found to be more severe
Online Reporters, Published on 11/07/2022
» The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Covid-19 are more severe than other sub-variants of the Omicron strain, and less affected by antibodies, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Government urged to reimpose strict measures against Covid
Online Reporters, Published on 05/07/2022
» The government is advised to reimpose strict Covid-19 prevention measures, including the mandatory use of face masks, to help limit the spread of Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, the head of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital said on Tuesday.
Mild Covid cases rising in major provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 04/07/2022
» The number of new Covid-19 cases with mild symptoms is rising in Greater Bangkok and in tourist provinces, and so are cases with lung inflammation, according to the Department of Disease Control.
BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants becoming dominant Covid strain
Online Reporters, Published on 04/07/2022
» BA.4 and BA.5 will soon be the dominant sub-variants of Covid-19 in Thailand, but have so far not been shown to cause severe illness, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Anutin has Covid, absent from cabinet meeting
Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tested positive for Covid-19 on returning from meetings in France and Switzerland and was unable to attend the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Full vaccination, negative tests allow quick entry for arrivals
Online Reporters, Published on 27/06/2022
» From July 1 travellers arriving by air must be fully vaccinated or test negative for Covid-19 to enter the country immediately, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
Bangkok governor goes maskless during morning run
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Saturday demonstrated that people can now take off their face masks in open spaces by taking his morning run at Lumphini Park without a mask.
Face mask mandate lifted
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2022
» The government has lifted its face mask mandate and advised vulnerable and infected people to still use masks for the sake of personal and public health.
Mask requirement being dropped outdoors, low-risk areas
Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2022
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday agreed to ease the requirement for wearing a face mask, making it purely voluntary outdoors or in uncrowded places.
All business, other activities to resume
Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2022
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday agreed it was time to declare the whole country a green (surveillance) zone where all business and other activities could resume, probably from July 1, the CCSA spokesman said on Friday.